Karl Hein (footballer)

Karl Jakob Hein (born 13 April 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Reading, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the Estonia national team.

Karl Hein
Personal information
Full name Karl Jakob Hein[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002
Place of birth Põlva, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Reading
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2015 Loo
2015–2018 Nõmme United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Nõmme United 5 (0)
2019– Arsenal 0 (0)
2022– → Reading (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Estonia U17 14 (0)
2019 Estonia U19 3 (0)
2019– Estonia U21 2 (0)
2020– Estonia 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:23, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Nõmme United

Hein began his youth career at JK Loo at the age of eight, before moving to the youth team of Nõmme United in 2015.[2] He made five senior appearances for Nõmme United in the Estonian third tier, Esiliiga B,[3] before joining the academy of English club Arsenal in May 2018.[4]

Arsenal

Hein signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[5] He appeared in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute for the first time on 29 October 2020, in the Europa League match against Dundalk.[6][7]

After playing for the Arsenal first-team in the 2021–22 pre-season, including his non-competitive debut against Hibernian, Hein signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 17 September 2021.[8]

Reading loan

On 24 January 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9][10]

International career

Hein was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[11] He made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 5 September 2020, in a 0–1 loss against Georgia in the UEFA Nations League.[12]

Career statistics

International
As of 11 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 202060
202160
Total120

Honours

International

Individual

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "Saage tuttavaks: Karl Jakob Heina teekond Inglismaa tippklubisse" [Meet him: Karl Jakob Hain's journey to the top club in England]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. "Karl Jakob Hein". Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "Arsenal complete signing of Estonian youngster Karl Jakob Hein". Metro.co.uk. DMG Media. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. "Karl Hein signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. UEFA.com. "Arsenal-Dundalk | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. JeorgeBird (15 November 2020). "Karl Hein making an impact for club and country". Arseblog News – the Arsenal news site. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "Karl Hein signs new long-term contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. "ARSENAL STOPPER KARL HEIN MAKES ROYALS LOAN MOVE". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. "Arsenal's Hein joins Reading on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Karl Jakob Hein". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. "Eesti parim Gruusia vastu – Karl Jakob Hein" [Estonia's best against Georgia – Karl Jakob Hein]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  13. "Estonia v Latvia". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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